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Deconstructing the Supreme Court Tariff Case; Trump Clearly Acted Outside the Law

Jim AstrachanNovember 6, 2025

It is not reasonable to conclude the Congress intended to delegate to a president it’s exclusive authority to tax....

A voter casts a ballot in the key swing state of Ohio. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)

Voting Rights Act Facing Key Test in Supreme Court Over Gerrymandering

Keith GirardDecember 30, 2024

A voter casts a ballot in the key swing state of Ohio. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images) New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other state attorneys general have thrown their weight behind the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a key ...

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The Constitution Turns 225 Justice Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas Serious Allegations Over Tax Fraud Demand Full-Scale SCOTUS Investigation

Keith GirardJuly 10, 2024

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas allegedly failed to report as income and pay taxes on millions of dollars in free luxury vacations and even a six-figure luxury recreational vehicle, ...

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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court following abortion repeal. (Photo: John Brighenti)

Courts in Crisis: Judicial System Struggles With Politics, Bias, Corruption in Age of Trumpism

David Fagin and Keith GirardMarch 23, 2024

At the risk of using an anatomical metaphor, our Justice system is the heart of our democracy, and the prognosis isn’t good. ...

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New York To Step Up Abortion Services; Open Doors to Out-of-State Women

Keith GirardMay 9, 2022

New York is set to become a haven for women in need of abortion services--including those from out-of-state. ...

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Orphans at Crumpsall Workhouse, Mancester, England, circa 1895. Modern foster care has made great strides, but still produces broken children. (Photo: Manchester Archives)

Roe Repeal, Family Planning Curbs Will Return U.S. to Draconian Age of Broken, Unwanted Children

Keith GirardMay 7, 2022

The Supreme Court's apparent decision to repeal Roe v Wade will lead to tens of thousands of unwanted births....

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Protesters demonstrate against abortion restrictions. (Photo: )

Texas, Supreme Court Create New Criminal Class– Doctors, Women, Teens–and a Return to Back-Alley Abortions

Keith GirardDecember 2, 2021

A ban or severe limit on abortion--a near certainty by the Supreme Court, and already happening in red states--will create a new criminal class and fuel a revival of loathed "back-alley" abortions. ...

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Barr Bows to Trump’s Autocratic Whims, Now 2,000 Ex-Prosecutors Want Him Out

Keith GirardMay 11, 2020

William Barr (left) is falling in line behind the President on Michael Flynn, leading to calls for his resignation. (Photo: ScreenCap) William Barr, the U.S. Attorney General and Donald Trump henchman, is attacking the U.S. judicial system in a sy...

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Attorney General William Barr (left) is closely following Trump policy by dismissing Flynn guilty plea. (Photo: ScreenCap)

William Barr Assault on Justice System Fuels Trump Autocracy

Keith GirardMay 11, 2020

William Barr, the U.S. Attorney General and Donald Trump henchman, is attacking the U.S. judicial system in a systematic campaign that has shocking parallels to the Nazi Party....

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Trump, GOP Effort to Pack Supreme Court Could Get First Test With NY Tax Case

Keith GirardNovember 4, 2019

Donald Trump and Senate Republicans steered the U.S. Supreme Court hard right by appointing Bret Kavanaugh. Now a New York tax case could be the first test of whether that gambit pays off....

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Donald Trump's health has raised red flags after his sudden hospital visit. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Donald Trump National Emergency Faces 16-State ‘Power Grab’ Lawsuit

Keith GirardFebruary 19, 2019

Donald Trump national emergency to fund his border wall is setting the stage for a key constitutional test of presidential power. Sixteen states are suing him in federal court to block the move....

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Donald Trump Gang Tackled by 16 States Over ‘Contrived’ National Emergency

Keith GirardFebruary 19, 2019

New York is joining with California and 14 other States to throw a wrench in Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund his border wall, in what’s likely to be a key constitutional test of presidential power....

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Midterm Voters Could Finally Break Special Interest Lock on Democracy

Keith GirardOctober 30, 2018

Donald Trump is merely a symptom, and perhaps the denouement, of a long-term trend that has seen wealthy elites and corporate interests take over and dominate government policy, marginalizing and disenfranchising the majority of average citizens....

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Brett Kavanaugh Follows Donald Trump as Butt of Jokes in SNL Cold Open (Watch)

Keith GirardSeptember 30, 2018

Matt Damon made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live to play Brett Kavanaugh in the show's cold open. Brett Kavanaugh is getting at least one thing out of his contentious Supreme Court hearings–besides a tattered reputation. He’s joined ...

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Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and the Struggle Over Trump, Racism and America

Keith GirardSeptember 20, 2018

Snoop Dogg knows a racist when he sees one and Donald Trump fits the bill, along with all those others who support him, including fellow rapper Kanye West and other African-Americans who have become fronts for the hard-right. For the full story, clic...

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